A political party is in trouble when its fundamental instincts are out of whack

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Oct 19, 2013 at 12:20 PMOct 19, 2013 at 1:46 PM

Charlie Cook NAILS IT:

Hereís a question for conservatives and Republicans: Going into the 2012 Election Day, or even in the last few days before Election Day, did you think Mitt Romney was going to win? A couple of months ago, did you think the strategy of threatening to shut down the government or prevent raising the debt ceiling, to force the outright repeal or defunding of Obamacare, would really work? Romney lost by 4,967,508 votes, 126 Electoral College votes, and 3.85 percentage points. Thatís not very close. Obamacare isnít going to be repealed this year, and itís not ...

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Charlie Cook NAILS IT:

Hereís a question for conservatives and Republicans: Going into the 2012 Election Day, or even in the last few days before Election Day, did you think Mitt Romney was going to win? A couple of months ago, did you think the strategy of threatening to shut down the government or prevent raising the debt ceiling, to force the outright repeal or defunding of Obamacare, would really work? Romney lost by 4,967,508 votes, 126 Electoral College votes, and 3.85 percentage points. Thatís not very close. Obamacare isnít going to be repealed this year, and itís not ...